In this month’s Counsel, Tim Dutton QC laments a US justice system that permitted the execution of Jack Alderman and describes the concerted efforts of UK legal professions to stop this barbaric act.
Join the debate: As we look forward to the upcoming Bar Conference, Michael Todd QC poses the question “Should we foster multiculturalism in Britain or strive for integration?” The debate will be had at this year’s conference, so don’t miss the special Loyalty Discount offer.
Following a four-year collaboration between the Bar Council and BBC, the first part of the fly-on-the-wall documentary series is to be aired this autumn. Does it accurately reflect life as we know it at the Bar? In this issue David Wurtzel previews the series and participating barristers spill the beans.
Also in this month’s Counsel, Wood’s BVC Working Group should have seriously considered a radically different BVC, argues Adam Kramer and BVC students express their opinions in our letters pages. Jo Delahunty QC and Alison Grief welcome the forthright decision in Re B, in which the House of Lords has finally laid to rest the “heightened” civil standard of proof; and Stephen Hockman QC considers whether juries really are “bored and bamboozled”.
The ultimate beneficiaries of a knowledgeable clerk are barristers and clients, says Michael Goodridge, who presents the benefits of the new BTEC and on the international rights front, Satnam Singh Bains shares his experience with the Human Rights Law Network and argues that India’s development must be underpinned by a commitment to human rights.
PLUS: dust off your batting pads! The legal profession has its very own Cricket World Cup and James Cartwright is looking for new recruits. What’s more, there’s news, letters, Chris Milsom reviews the Path to Pupillage and Uncle Julian tends to your problems.
Sarah Grainger, editor
